There's a new twist in the $5 billion bidding war for Amazon's new HQ

Amazon is denying
reports that Boston is pulling ahead in the $5 billion bid for
its Amazon's new headquarters.

Several senior executives have endorsed the city as a landing
spot for Amazon, which already has a sprawling headquarters in
Seattle, Spencer Soper
at Bloomberg reported.

"Boston is being considered for its proximity to Harvard
University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an airport
with nonstop flights to Seattle and Washington, D.C., and a lower
cost of living than many other big cities," Soper
writes.

Amazon tweeted to say the news was incorrect.

"Bloomberg is incorrect - there are no front-runners at
this point. We're just getting started & every city is on
equal playing field," the company wrote.

Bloomberg is incorrect - there are no front-runners at this point. We're just getting started & every city is on equal playing field (2/2)